Regions
Malawi Covid fund audit finds $4.7m missing
An audit into Covid spending in Malawi has found that around $4.7m (£3.7m) cannot be accounted for from $21m set ...
Tag: COVID-19
Botswana detects new Covid Omicron sub-variant
The Botswana health ministry says it has detected a new lineage of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The infected are currently ...
South Africa extends Covid-19 state of disaster to March
South Africa has extended the National State of Disaster to 15 March, with Cabinet announcing that this will be the ...
Uganda seeks law making COVID-19 jabs mandatory
Uganda is preparing legislation to make COVID-19 jabs mandatory in a country with low levels of vaccination, a senior health ...
Tunisia’s main opposition party calls for protests, defying a decision to ban gatherings
A senior official in Tunisia's main opposition Ennahda party told Reuters it planned to go ahead with a protest against ...
Nigerian academics weigh in on the faults and frustrations of managing COVID-19
By Doyin Odubanjo*, Christian Happi*, Folasade Ogunsola*, & Oyewale Tomori* The Conversation Africa recently held its first policy dialogue session where seasoned academics in ...